LA PORTE — The Plumas National Forest has closed a portion of Wyandotte Campground and an area near Little Grass Valley Reservoir because of bald eagles nesting in the area.

The closure area includes the north loop of the Wyandotte Campground, accessed by roads 22N57YA and B, the shoreline of Little Grass Valley Reservoir surrounding it and the area in between on the southern section of the reservoir.

The area is about 30 miles east of Oroville. The closure will last until July 15.

This measure has been taken by the forest agency for the past 17 years, and experts say it has helped a bald eagle pair to nest and raise young.

The birds, recently removed from the Endangered Species Act, are still protected under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.